By Allison Hagge

WWII Scrapbook

Battle of the Bulge

*This was Hitler's attempt to break up the allied forces

Being the middle of winter we would have to walk in the snow

When we (Germany) created a bulge in the Allied front line

Also known as the Ardennes Offensive

It was very cold so being outside all day was miserable

http://hn.bigchalk.com/hnweb/hn/do/document?set=search&start=1&rendition=x-article-image&inmylist=false&urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3BPQDOC%3BHNP%3BPQD%3BHNP%3BPROD%3Bx-article-image%3B214342602&mylisturn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3BPQDOC%3BHNP%3BPQD%3BHNP%3BPROD%3Bx-citation%3B214342602

-This is a newspaper clipping from back in the war. This should give you some insight of what it was like living in a country that was at war

December 16, 1944- The German Army launch their Ardennes Offensive against elements of the American US VIII located between Aachen and Bastogne Decemb

er 17- The

town of Stavelot is lost to

the invading German Advance

s

December 19- About 6000 Allied

troops surrender

to the encircling German Army at Schnee Eiffel

December 23- Allied forces attack Germans and there is little they can do in response

December 28- Hitler

orders a halt to

the advance,

but no retreat

February 7,

1945- All of

the Germa

ns gains of the Battle of the Bulge have been

erased

Timeline of the War

These were the things I was required to wear in the war. We had to make sure we blended in, but also it was extremely cold since it was the middle of winter, so with these we wore a lot of layers to try to stay warm.

This is an exert from a newspaper from the war. It shows you just how intense it was for a soldier fighting.

Here is a map from another newspaper article. It shows you how many places we were aiming to capture and actually achieved.